{"id":19022,"date":"2010-11-12T01:57:02","date_gmt":"2010-11-12T08:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/?p=19022"},"modified":"2010-11-19T00:40:21","modified_gmt":"2010-11-19T07:40:21","slug":"the-taste-pavilion-at-the-foodbuzz-blogger-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/the-taste-pavilion-at-the-foodbuzz-blogger-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"The Taste Pavilion At The Foodbuzz Blogger Festival."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-035.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19023\" title=\"Fbzfest Tasting Pavillion\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-035-449x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-035-449x337.jpg 449w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-035-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We picked up\u00a0an empty\u00a0glass\u00a0and bag upon arrival at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/city-view-at-the-metreon-san-francisco\" target=\"_blank\">City View at the Metreon in San Francisco<\/a>, then\u00a0filled &#8217;em up over-and-over again with seemingly endless samples of Beer, Wine and FOOD.\u00a0 It&#8217;s what happened to\u00a0350\u00a0Food Bloggers\u00a0during the\u00a0<strong>Taste Pavilion<\/strong>, an afternoon prelude to the Gala Dinner commencing\u00a0three hours\u00a0later &#8212; The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodbuzz.com\/pages\/festival\" target=\"_blank\">Foodbuzz Blogger Festival<\/a> is an eating extravaganza. YEAH!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-037.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19024\" title=\"Fbzfest Tasting Pavillion goodies\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-037-449x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-037-449x337.jpg 449w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-037-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Only ended up taking a few photos here &#8212;\u00a0I\u00a0needed another arm, or two, or three\u00a0&#8212; It was hard to eat, drink, write, shake hands, collect literature, and accept Beer,\u00a0Wine and product samplings with just two hands.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-036.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19025\" title=\"Fbzfest - Frog Hollow Farm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-036-449x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-036-449x337.jpg 449w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-036-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.froghollow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Frog Hollow Farm<\/a>\u00a0Pears were so juicy and\u00a0a favorite from the event\u00a0was their Granola.\u00a0 It&#8217;s some of the best I&#8217;ve had.\u00a0 I wish I&#8217;d brought back another bag of it &#8212; Soooo good!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-041.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19026\" title=\"Fbzfest - Nature's Pride Demonstration\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-041-449x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-041-449x337.jpg 449w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-041-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/willowbirdbaking.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Willow Bird Baking<\/a>\u00a0was\u00a0one of the six recipe winners and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturespridebread.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nature&#8217;s Pride<\/a> Cooking Demonstrators at the Taste Pavilion.\u00a0 Congratulations to all.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-042.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19027\" title=\"Fbzfest - Fresh Express\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-042-449x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-042-449x337.jpg 449w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-042-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freshexpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fresh Express Salads<\/a>, much needed greens.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-052.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19031\" title=\"Cupcakes\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-052-449x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-052-449x337.jpg 449w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-052-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Cupcake of the weekend\u00a0seemed to be everywhere and dare I say\u00a0they were just okay.\u00a0 Maybe I didn&#8217;t have the right one, because the Food Network was filming them for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnetwork.com\/cupcake-wars\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Cupcake Wars<\/a>, or something like it &#8212; In love Food Bloggers will know better.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-043.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19121\" title=\"More Cupcake Wars Filming\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-043-449x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-043-449x337.jpg 449w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-043-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the coolest things there was the Buitoni <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodbuzz.com\/images\/pages\/festival\/fb-fest-program.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Flip Book Booth<\/a>, which converted short video clips into mini Flip Books &#8211;\u00a0You then\u00a0flip through the book\u00a0pages to see yourself move &#8212; It&#8217;s like watching an old fashioned mini movie.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-046.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19028\" title=\"Fbzfest - Buitoni Book\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-046-449x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-046-449x337.jpg 449w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-046-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I captured talented Food Bloggers, <a href=\"http:\/\/morethanamountfull.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chef Dennis<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/koreanamericanmommy.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Korean American Mommy<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/caffeiiina.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">CaffeIna<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/whatsfordinner-acrossstatelines.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">What&#8217;s for Dinner Across State Lines<\/a>\u00a0making a Flip Book &#8212; What fun!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-054.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19030\" title=\"View from the Tasting Pavilion\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-054-449x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-054-449x337.jpg 449w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Fbzfest-2-054-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>View from the Taste Pavilion &#8212; A new\u00a0appetite had to happen before dinner and appetizers scheduled to be served three hours later.\u00a0 It shall be reported\u00a0as the final\u00a0(1)\u00a0in the 3-2-1 Foodbuzz Blogger Festival Wrap Up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We picked up\u00a0an empty\u00a0glass\u00a0and bag upon arrival at the\u00a0City View at the Metreon in San Francisco, then\u00a0filled &#8217;em up over-and-over again with seemingly endless samples of Beer, Wine and FOOD.\u00a0 It&#8217;s what happened to\u00a0350\u00a0Food Bloggers\u00a0during the\u00a0Taste Pavilion, an afternoon prelude to the Gala Dinner commencing\u00a0three hours\u00a0later &#8212; 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